abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "night line" january 7, 2013. >> i'm assistanty mcfadden. it's that time of year again time for the holiday spending hangover and for those of you feeling the sting it may surprise you to learn you could earn hundreds of dollars from the gifts you don't want or have lying around the house. paula farris brings us the tips. >> reporter: meet jamie and jordan from new jersey, jamie is a party planner and stay at home mom to four children. dad works in the software industry. >> what did you get for christmas? >> reporter: they shop the sales to make sure santa delivered on christmas morning. >> did you get this for

christmas? what is it? >> reporter: but bills can pile up. and who doesn't need some extra cash. fortunately there is a lot of loot hiding in their home and we will help them buy a new camera. >> you have a nice camera. >> yes. >> but not practical. >> not at all. i have to try to get that out right now and i lost. moment's gone. and really? really? >> you're overloaded. >> you think. >> the camera you're looking at? >> the camera i'm looking at will fit right in this bad boy. >> so we brought in tech editor joanna stern to help them turn household goods into cash. did you know you can get cash for old kids' clothes without leaving your home. they will send the bag alyou l

do is load it up. >> we are over $40 right now. >> reporter: the family will have spent some $14,000 on one child's wardrobe alone. multiply that by four kids and it's $56,000. how to get the most bang out of your bag. >> they have to be consignment quality. no stains, rips, taers. we evaluate it and we pay her up front 20 to 40% of each item's estimated resale value. >> all that is left to do is drop it by the door. >> reporter: mom and dad got $80 for old clothes. half of what they need for the camera. next go junk drawer diving. >> we upgraded and don't need this. >> reporter: we can trade them in. >> that's 60 there for that. >> reporter: but if you want

money on the spot, try target. you can trade in used video games and electronics. >> you could get $9.50. what about my iphone? >> $225. >> that's good to know. >> that's good. >> $199 on contract. >> two rooms down, $218 and we strike gold with christmas gift cards. >> we have barnes and nobles. >> they will give us $46 for this $50 amazon gift card. and another 46 bucks for $60 worth of barnes and noble cards. and what about getting what you really wanted. shop wholesalers for big ticket items at steep discounts. americans return $63 billion of unwanted gifts this year and here's where many end up. >> can you see us?

secondipity.com let us in their warehouse. mountains of unwanted presents. >> we have vacuum cleaners right here. i have a feeling santa might want to shop here. secondipity.com sells them at discounts up to 80%. >> a lot of the gifts do come back here if it's out of the box they can't put it back on the shelves. >> reporter: that's where we found the camera for a fraction of the cost. >> we were here to put real money in your hands. and we got enough money to get your new camera. your cybershot. >> actually enough for two cameras. they uncovered $375 in household goods now gold instead of garbage and are capturing family memories. for "night line" i'm paula farris in new jersey. next up, mariah carey tells

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"nightline" continues from new york city with cynthia mcfadden. in a career spanning more than two decades, mariah carey has sold more than 200 million albums making her one of the best selling music artists of all time. now she is a wife and mother of twins and starting a high profile new chapter. abc's barbara walters is here to tell us all about it. barbara? >> i have interviewed mariah carey three times in the last decade. she is always been vulnerable

and revealing and never more so when we sat down to talk about life, music, her twins and her new role as judge on "american idol." she was expecting to be the only female judge on idol but then she found out there was going to be another, nicki minaj and that caused sparks. but we start with that voice that catapulted mariah to superstardom. it is just past 2:00 a.m. in a recording studio in new york city. mariah carey is putting the finishing touches on her new track, not yet released. a song she wrote and performed for the president called "bring it on home." and it could be her next big hit, one of dozens for the diva with the golden voice. ♪ feeling emotion

>> in the two decades since she burst on to the scene with chart toppers like "emotion" mariah carrie has sold more than 200 million albums making her the best-selling female artist of all time. >> there are some grammys. >> reporter: in a tucked away corner of her penthouse, accolades from an unparalleled career. >> i look at the case and i'm wow -- >> reporter: not so bad. >> i did all right. >> reporter: a lot more than all right. this mother of two is not only an accomplished singer, song writer and producer she also had critical success as an actress in the movie "precious." now there is a new chapter in her life. >> this is the american dream.

>> reporter: "american idol" is starting its 12th season next week with mariah carey on the judge's panel. >> you do have a phenomenal voice. >> reporter: the rumor is that you have been paid $18 million a season. am i in the ballpark? >> i think we're in the ballpark. but i can't talk about it. >> reporter: congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: but it's not mariah's salary that is drawing attention these days it's her relationship with fellow judge nicki minaj. tmz released this video in obligate of a heated argument between the two divas during an audition in north carolina. after the cameras were off, mariah claims that nicky went too far making physical threats against her which i reported on "the view" she said that

multiple people heard her say if i had a gun i would shoot that "f"ing bitch. >> did you take her seriously? >> any time that anyone is reeling threats at someone it's not appropriate. i have two babies. i'm not going to take chances. i hired more security. >> nicki minaj calls it a fabrication. when we canned for a comment for the story her representative told us she said what she's saying on this topic. perhaps that also includes the lyrics to nikki's newest single. >> nicki released a song and she said i'm quick to check a bitch if she is out of line.

are you the bitch she is singing about? >> i don't know. i didn't know she sang. >> reporter: do you think this is detracting from "american idol?" >> this is a classy show and this is a crass moment. >> reporter: this is not the only challenge mariah carey faced. her you husband of five years, nick cannon host of "america's got talent" suddenly fell ill last year. >> how serious was nick's condition? and how is he now? >> it was very serious and at this point he is doing great. >> reporter: his struggle with that life-threatening illness inspierd her recently released song, "triumphant". >> i was trying to encourage people to never give up.

>> reporter: the two had something else to rejoice over, their twins, a boy, moroccan, and a girl, monroe. this past april, they celebrated their first birthday with a family trip to paris and surrounded by adoring fans. the power couple renewed their vows on the eiffel tower. for now, mariah is staying close to home, taking every opportunity she can to spend quality time with the twins. and maybe a few special guests. >> roc, we were playing the piano. >> reporter: and next week randy and mariah will be together again on the idol judge's panel and she and nikki have now made up. >> for me ultimately this is about the kids, the contestants. i have been blessed to live my dream more than half my life.

i want to give that back to someone else. >> our thanks to barbara walters. just ahead, the entire "star wars" saga crammed into one hour. it's possible and unexpected and it's coming up next. two things -- told him cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. hey america, even though they don't need one, wes, clay, and demarcus tried on the depend real fit briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even while playing pro football. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try one on for yourself.

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for those of you who have somehow managed to spend the last couple decades without seeing a "star wars" movie there is a group of die-hard fans to bring you up to speed in higher drive. >> luke we're going to have company. >> use the force, luke. >> reporter: folding chair, fighter jets. wiffle ball bats lightsabers. this is "star wars" all six of them on stage, low-fi in 60 minutes. >> we're cutting it up but with a lot of love. >> reporter: patrick gorman, the "star wars" obsessed director.

>> it was a part of my being and soul in a sad way. >> reporter: the overenthusiastic cop. >> since i was a tiny girl i wanted to be taken off into space with han solo. >> i'm assuming you're also a nut case? i'm going to assume that for the sake of -- >> even if you have never seen "star wars" the story should get across in a bare bones way. >> reporter: every line in the play true to the originals. >> these aren't the droids you're looking for. >> he can go about his business. >> move along. >> iconic moments we try to hit every single one of those. >> like the luke and darth dad scene.

>> i am your father. >> no! >> reporter: my personal highlights are jabba the hut and natalie portman padme. >> i truly, deeply, love you. >> since 1995 they have been staging on and off a 30 minute version of the first three movies. george lucas came to see it. >> this was the culmination of a dream for me. this is a man who created something that changed me. >> reporter: they have now abridged the prequel. this is the world premier of the 60 minute show. >> favorite line? >> do, or do not, it is try. >> if we didn't try to the this play when i was in college we wouldn't be here today still

goofing on it. >> yes master. >> america's "hamlet" is "star wars." >> no! >> thanks for that, nick. and finally tonight, an important program note, starting tomorrow evening, "nightline" is moving to 12:35 eastern. all the great stories you've enjoyed and we loved to bring to you over the past 33 years will be just one hour later. jimmy kimmel will be on at 11:35 eastern. we wish him the best. and we hope you'll stay up with us. for all of us at "nightline," thank you for making us the number one program in late night for the last four seasons in a row. good night, america.

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